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3 Questions With Jason Wood, Esq.

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3 Questions With Jason Wood, Esq.

As a partner at Wood & Morgan, attorney Jason Wood focuses on business transactions for dentists and doctors—if it involves a lease, a partnership, a purchase, an associate position or a shareholder, chances are Wood’s an expert. (His article about preparing to sell your practice, “Prevent Premature Evacuation!”) Wood’s also a regular contributor to Dentaltown’s online message board forums, particularly related to the business side of dentistry. He’s racked up more than 8,600 posts since he joined in 2008! Below, he recaps the most common moments that inspire potential clients to contact him, why you’re not supposed to find him in a courtroom, and more.
1. What are your most common interactions with dentists today? Do most contact you only when they’re at the end of their rope and ready to sell, or are they more along the lines of “I want to make a five-year plan” thinkers?
I wish they would call me five years out! I think I’d be able to help them financially and legally. Unfortunately, far too many sellers contact me after they’ve already signed a letter of intent and the damage is done, or they’ve listed with a broker that may not have the best reputation, etc. Buyers are slightly better, because I think word has gotten ’round that we don’t charge for the review and negotiation of the letter of intent if it doesn’t get accepted.

My wish for buyers would be to not be afraid to have someone look at practices “with” them, so they’re picking the right practice for who they are. Matching a dentist to the right practice significantly reduces risk— and, more importantly, completely transforms their career potential and earnings.

That’s what keeps me in this industry: the ability to truly transform people’s lives, regardless if they’re a seller, a buyer or someone looking to do a start-up. Far too many advisors out there just want the money, so they don’t provide these important functions before someone becomes a client.

2. Before Wood & Morgan, you worked at the U.S. House of Representatives, drafting legislation for various committees. What was the most interesting or memorable piece you remember?
Our office worked on modifying Sarbanes-Oxley—a big, “overhauling financial markets” piece of legislation that actually might have helped avoid the mortgage crisis, because we were trying to plug perceived loopholes in the bills as it related to financial services companies.

3. Of all the movies that feature a courtroom scene, which ones are your favorites—whether because of how close to home they hit or how fantastical they are? Are you a 12 Angry Men sort, or more of a My Cousin Vinny?
Luckily, I’ve never stepped foot in a courtroom, because I don’t do litigation—you hire me to prevent litigation! However, my favorite movie growing up was A Few Good Men. High-court drama that would never happen in real life but it sucks you in with the dialogue, etc. In reality though, I was more of the Atticus Fitch (To Kill a Mockingbird) or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington person, where I wanted to change the world around me for the better. Standing up to the bullies and the large faceless corporations was always something that inspired me.

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